What does misconceive mean?
Definitions for misconceive
ˌmɪs kənˈsivmis·con·ceive
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Princeton's WordNet
misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amissverb
interpret in the wrong way
"Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
Wiktionary
misconceiveverb
to misunderstand
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Misconceiveverb
To mis-judge; to have a false notion of.
Etymology: mis and conceive.
Ne let false whispers, breeding hidden fears,
Break gentle sleep with misconceived doubt. Edmund Spenser.Our endeavour is not so much to overthrow them with whom we contend, as to yield them just and reasonable causes of those things, which, for want of due consideration heretofore, they misconceived. Richard Hooker, b. v.
Misconceived Joan of Arc hath been
A virgin from her tender infancy. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.
ChatGPT
misconceive
To misconceive means to form a wrong or inaccurate idea, understanding, or interpretation about something. It's usually based on a misunderstanding or incorrect assumptions where someone doesn't truly understand the concept or situation.
Webster Dictionary
Misconceive
to conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Misconceive
mis-kon-sēv′, v.t. to conceive wrongly: to mistake.—v.i. to have a wrong conception of anything.—n. Misconcep′tion.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of misconceive in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of misconceive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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